Trina Lynn Thompson (born June 3, 1961) is an American judge who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. She previously served as a state court judge of the Alameda County Superior Court.
- Gender
- Female
- Race
- African American
Prior employment
Adjunct professor · 2018–present- Superior Court of California, County of AlamedaJudge · 2003–2022
- Ethnic Studies Department, University of California, BerkeleyLecturer · 2014–2021
- Superior Court of California, County of AlamedaJuvenile court commissioner · 2001–2002
- Private practice, Oakland, California1991–2000
- Private practice, San Jose, California1991–1995
- Alameda County [California] Public Defender's Office1986–1991
- ↳post-graduate law clerk · 1986–1987
- ↳assistant public defender · 1987–1991
Appointments
2022–present · Appointed by Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, School of LawJ.D. · 1986
- University of California, BerkeleyA.B. · 1983